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Fall coloured trees.
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Beautiful fall colours.
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Dead leaves hanging on for dear life.
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A couple of Birch trees in a Fall/Autumn forest.
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A majestic old crippled tree in a Fall/Autumn forest.
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Leaves starting to wear their Autumn colours.
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Autumn decoration for a building's outside wall.
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Fall colours in dappled sunlight.
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Contrast of Autumn colours.
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Fall colours of maple leaves in dappled sunlight.
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Fall colours of maple leaves in dappled sunlight. I used a plugin to "electrify" the leaves and make them more punchy.
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Bird house under fall coloured leaves.
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Foggy morning during the Fall/Autumn.
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Fall coloured trees.
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An Autumn view of a Brewer's Mill cottage reflection.
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In this autumnal scene, my cat "Pixel" is taking a rest from following me around.
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A reflection in water of a large rock and the surrounding fall coloured leaves.
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Typically in the Fall, dead leaves abound everywhere there are trees close by. In this image, frost is clinging to these dead leaves.
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One pumpkin different from the rest.
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I took this photo on a heavy cloudy autumn day when the light was really lousy. I used my flash with a half CTO gel to give some light and colour to the leaves.
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I took this photo in the Kawartha Lakes region in Ontario in mid-October of last year. After the hectic days of summer, the lake was calm and the place was quiet. This dock was just sitting there waiting... waiting for people that would not come till the next summer.
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Fall colours of maple leaves in dappled sunlight/shade.
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These vines, on a limestone building at Queens University, caught my attention because of the vibrant red colour on a gray background.
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I took this photo at he old psychiatric hospital in Kingston, Ontario. The only two red leaves were surrounded by green leaves in different stages of changing to their Fall colours. In post-processing, I gave it a bit of a "dreamscape" effect to make it pop more.
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I took this photo earlier this Fall. I was driving on a country road and saw this in a driveway entrance. After asking permission, I took a few images of this Fall decoration.
Winter Image 1
Peaceful winter stream not yet frozen.
Winter scenery at sunrise.
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Ice crystals on windshield.
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Lake Ontario spring ice break-up.
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Winter sunrise on a farm.
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Beneath blocks of ice on Lake Ontario.
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Santa's reindeer.
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Christmassy winter scene at Santa's village in Finland.
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Snowy pine bough.
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Snowy pine bough.
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Windy snow scene.
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Snow laden branches at sunrise.
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Snow heaped on fence posts and fence wires waiting for a brisk wind to brush it off.
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A winter scene with a barn standing in the sunlight.
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Winter scenery with a beautiful barn. Notice the wagon wheels on the wall.
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A barnyard during a snowfall. I changed the photo to B&W in order to add more impact.
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A barnyard during a snowfall. Notice the cattle lost in the snowfall bottom right corner.
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A covered trail in the woods. So peaceful with its blanket of snow!
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Spring ice breakup on Lake Ontario.
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Blowing snow sticking to fence posts.
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New snow accumulation on fence and ditches. B&W version of #27a.
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New snow accumulation on fence and ditches. Color version of #27.
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New powdery snow accumulation on fence and bushes. The sun peaked through to spotlight fence and a bunch of grass.
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Snow covered Kingston Harbour with downtown Kingston in background.
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This winter scene was shot during the Christmas break a few years ago. It was snowing at the time but I could not resist the temptation to take this photo. The original photo was in colour so I changed it to Black & White using software. I prefer this B&W version to the colour version because it looks even colder in B&W.
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It took a while to make this shot. I propped the two hockey sticks against the goal and dropped the puck (with the NHL logo added in post-processing) while triggering the camera. Since the light was too drab, I used an electronic flash to highlight the face-off in such a way as to get a puck shadow on the ice. It took a few shots to get everything synchronized.
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This image of broken trees looks quite different from season to season. We had just had a snowfall but the water was not yet frozen hard. The powdering of snow on the dry grass, tree limbs and branches made it look more "skeletal", which is what attracted me to this shot. I changed the image to B&W since there was very little colour to begin with.
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Single pane windows make for better frost patterns than double pane windows. For this shot of frost in a southerly facing window, I had just a bit of sunrise light hitting the window. For that reason, not all the frost was pinkish. I pushed the saturation a bit to make it more evident.
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Single pane windows make for better frost patterns than double pane windows. For this shot of frost in a southerly facing window, I had just a bit of sunrise light hitting the window. For that reason, not all the frost was pinkish. This image was from a different part of the same window as the previous image. I pushed the saturation a bit to make it more evident..
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The milkweed plant that Monarch butterflies need to survive. You can find these plants growing wild in fields, pastures, ditches and many other places - like my flower beds. Their seeds grow wherever they happen to fall. I leave these plants grow in my backyard but not in my flower beds. This plant was left standing by the side of the road after a snowplow had passed.
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Can you just feel the cold? On a blustery and snowy day, I ventured out to take an image of this farm. The snowflakes were quite large and falling heavily. Naturally, to make it look even colder, I changed it to B&W. The red barn was in dire need of a coat of paint, so it actually looks better in B&W.
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This sunrise image of miniature ice sculptures was taken on the south shore of Iceland on a black sand beach near Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon. To take this image, I had to be really close to the ice and used a tripod. Naturally rain gear was important so you wouldn't get drenched - same thing applied to the camera. You also had to keep a close eye on the waves coming in so you wouldn't get caught by a moving piece of ice and get knocked down and possibly be dragged back to sea. It was scary at first because of the large waves but I soon learned how to gauge the wave and when to move out of the way. Quite the experience for a Prairie gal.
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This sunrise image of miniature ice sculptures was taken on the south shore of Iceland on a black sand beach near Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon. To take this image, I had to be really close to the ice and used a tripod. Naturally rain gear was important so you wouldn't get drenched - same thing applied to the camera. You also had to keep a close eye on the waves coming in so you wouldn't get caught by a moving piece of ice and get knocked down and possibly be dragged back to sea. It was scary at first because of the large waves but I soon learned how to gauge the wave and when to move out of the way. Quite the experience for a Prairie gal.
Valentine Image 1
A cuddly white bear holding an “I Love You” heart.
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Little heart-shaped cinnamon hearts on a black background.
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A “heart” bouquet.
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Cinnamon hearts in dish with a three-heart shaped decoration.
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Three hearts hanging in the air on white background with the shadow peering over.
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A heart bouquet with candies.
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A heart made of durum wheat ears and stalk.
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In this image of red and white jelly beans, I tried to blur the sides toward the middle using a Lensbaby lens.
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These lovable stuffed monkies are in a dreamland of their own, just like two lovebirds would be expected to be.
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These three red & white jelly beans are placed in such a way as to suggest a third member in the family. The reflections are created by the glass sheet on top of a black cloth. The multiple reflections could indicate more children reflecting on the parents, or something else entirely. Up to you to decide how to interpret!
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Love and a corsage? Could it mean a special event coming up?
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Love - an intense feeling! Sweethearts loving each other to eternity. This image was changed to B&W because the yellow rose was more prominent that way.
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Love - an intense feeling! Sweethearts loving each other to eternity. A couple promising to love each other "till death do us part".
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A sprinkle of love and kisses coming from different directions, meaning you are never alone.
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"Let the door of your heart be always open". Good advice anytime in your life, but oh, so difficult at times! Forgiveness is part of loving someone else.
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A ribbon with three hearts! Enough love for the whole family.
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A cuddly white bear in Christmas attire.
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A cuddly white bear in Christmas attire.
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A decorated Christmas tree at entrance of Finland's Santa Claus workshop.
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A decorated spoon for Christmas.
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A "Merry Christmas" wish below blue spruce.
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A decorated door ready for Christmas.
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A couple of cute Christmas tree decorations.
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A wooden nutcracker tree decoration.
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A wooden nutcracker tree decoration. I played around and inserted the nutcracker photo into a snowball globe to give it a different look.
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I photographed this winter scene a couple of kms from my house. I like the pasture's frozen look with the heavy frost on the trees.
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This decoration was photographed after getting permission from the owner. I had "photo cards" in mind when I shot this image. I think it is cute!
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This decorated horse wagon was in a neighbour's yard so I asked permission to photograph it. Happy Holidays!
